CTV News Toronto at Six for Oct. 1, 2026

An artist is hoping someone will find a van full of Indigenous art that was stolen in Brampton on National Truth and Reconciliation Day; the candidates begin putting up election signs in the runup to the municipal election; and, the rising cost of diesel is having a big impact on some of Toronto's less fortunate.

The Toronto Maple Leafs begins their quest for the Stanley Cup with the help of a new superstar in the lineup; business owners and residents in Little Portugal say new parking restrictions meant to help traffic flow are hurting the neighbourhood; and, Bed Bath and Beyond is back in business as a Canadian company three years after closing 54 of its stores.

A 'critical infrastructure renewal project' on University Avenue between College and Armoury is expected to cause traffic headaches; residents of a Scarborough neighbourhood say a street design project costing more than $8 million isn't money well spent; and, a man struck by a bullet at a Toronto townhouse complex calls on the police and the city to act.

Police are investigating an anonymous email threatening violence that was sent to Islamic schools across the country; Premier Doug Ford convenes an all-day cabinet meeting on Ontario's response to ongoing trade challenges; and, The Ontario government ignores IPC orders to release SDF information about how a multi-billion-dollar fund was spending tax dollars.

Belleville's police chief confirms the shooting outside of the Sons of Jacob synagogue was a 'premeditated and targeted' attack on the Jewish community; relatives of some of the dozens of people who took their own lives using products purchased from Kenneth Law describe their devastating loss in court; and, the PWHL will host its first-ever all-star event in Toronto.

Friends and relatives of those who died after using products supplied to them by Kenneth Law tell heartbreaking stories at his sentencing hearing in Newmarket; the results of a new survey suggest most Ontarians believe municipalities should choose the location of bike lanes; and, The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario releases a series of reports on ministry spending plans.

Disturbing discoveries on opposite sides of the city as two bodies are found in two burned-out vehicles overnight; the suspected gunman involved in a shooting outside of a synagogue in Belleville has died; and, residents of a Scarborough neighborhood say they're not happy with how the city has reconfigured a stretch of road in their area.

Two people are killed in the parking lot of a Scarborough health-care facility in a brazen noon-hour shooting; Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is probing Sunday's shooting outside of a synagogue in Belleville; and, hundreds of real estate investors who've put their money in rental buildings across Ontario are told their expected rent payments are in limbo.

Business owners along the eastern stretch of Danforth Village say ongoing construction is causing them great distress; Toronto's police chief issues a stern warning in the wake of explosive allegations revealed by 'Project South'; and, the collective agreement between Stellantis and more than 9,000 Unifor members is set to expire at midnight on Sunday.

Newly unsealed court documents in the 'Project South' shed more light on the explosive allegations made against several GTA police officers; the pressure is on to save jobs at Stellantis' Brampton assembly plant; and, Canadians cheering on the Buffalo Bills during the team’s home opener can expect to hear 'O Canada' before kickoff.